Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701306101PLANT BACTERIAL DISEASESElective364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The general objective of this course is to learn about plant pathogenic bacteria cause economical loses in the wold, the role of the environment in disease development, methods used in isolation and identification of plant pathogens, principles of disease management, mechanisms of pathogen invasion and plant defense.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1To evaluate of the concepts, idea and data in the Plant Protection by using scientific methods, and improve the recommendations solving the problems in this discipline.
2Producing a solution assuming responsibility in complex unexpected situations of plant protection applications.
3To gain skill on the data collection, analyzing of the results and their evaluation in the plant production area.
4Planning and directing of the activities on professional development of employees working under his/her responsibility in plant protection and related sectors.
5Access to information and resources for this purpose to do research, and gain the ability to use databases and other information resources.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Control of plant bacterial diseases
2The environment in disease development, methods used in identification of plant pathogens
3Mechanisms of pathogen invasion and plant defense
4Plant pathogenic Acidovorax and Agrobacterium species
5Plant pathogenic Clavibacter species
6Plant pathogenic Erwinia and Pantoea species
7Plant pathogenic Pseudomonas species
8Plant pathogenic Pseudomonas species
9Plant pathogenic Ralstonia, Streptomyces and Spiroplasma species
10Plant pathogenic Xanthomonas species
11Plant pathogenic Xanthomonas species
12Plant pathogenic Xanthomonas species
13Plant pathogenic Xylella and Xylophylus species
14Plant pathogenic Candidatus species
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Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14684
Practice188
Laboratory2510
Self Study3515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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